Necktie-turner.



No. 884,910. PATENTED APR.14,1908. I W-LDRYDEM NEGKTIE TURNER. 'YPLIGATION P1 WILLIAM J. DRYDEN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Application led October 8, 1907. Serial No. 396,506.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. DRYDEN, a citizen of the United States,and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Necktie- Turners, of which the following is aspecification containing a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to a necktie turner, and my object being toconstruct a simple, inexpensive device, which is utilized in turning orreversing the bodies or outer coverings of neckties, and at the sametime holding the necktie lining or padding in position so that when thebody or covering of the tie has been turned, the lining or pad isproperly positioned therein.

In the manufacture of neckties of the four-in-hand and string shapes,the edges of the fabric which forms the outside or covering of the tieare stitched or sewed together so ythat the covering of the tie is intubular form; and, when the edges of the fabric are sewed together, theforms or shapes are reversed or wrong side out, and much time and laborare involved in reversing the forms or shapes forming the coverings andlocating the pads or linings therein.

By the use of my improved device, the pads or linings are convenientlyheld while the tubular coverings are reversed and drawn over the pads orlinings, which operation can be very rapidly carried out, thus lesseningthe time and labor ordinarily required for the reversing or turningoperation.

To the above purposes, my invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter morefully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a necktie turner of my improvedconstruction, supported in a suitable base, and ready for use; Fig. 2 isa plan view of the turner; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device;Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view or the forward end of the turner.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings: 1 designates thebody of the turner, which is in the form of an elongated plate, whichcorresponds in shape with the ties to be turned; and formed integralWith the forward end of said plate is a prong 2. Fixed to the rear endof the plate is a pair of blocks 3, semi-circular vin cross section,thus forming a cylindrical handle for the device.

When the turner is in use, it preferably ocoupies a horizontal positiong and in order that it may be rigidly held a suitable base or block 4 isprovided, in which is formed a plurality of apertures 5, of such size asto receive the handle of the turner. By providing two or more of theseapertures, the position of the turner can be adjusted vertically.

In the present case, I have shown the turner as tapering toward itsouter end, this form of the device being applicable for turning neoktiesof the four-in-hand variety; and Where the device is constructed for usein turning string ties, the body of the plate 1 is of the same widththroughout its length.

When the turner is in use, the handle comprising the end on which theblocks 3 are iiXed is inserted in one of the apertures 5 in the base 4,and one of the pads or linings of the tie is now positioned on top ofthe plate or body 1, with the small end of said pad engaged upon therong 2.

The small endP of the covering of the tie, which is in tubular form andwrong side out, is now engaged upon the prong 2, and said covering isnow slipped over the plate 1 with the pad thereon; and, in so doing, thecovering or body of the tie is reversed or brought right side out, withthe lining or pad properly positioned on the inside.

The tie thus turned, and with the pad or lining in proper positionwithin the covering is now removed from the plate 1, and is ready to befinished. This turning operation can be very rapidly performed, and thusmuch time, labor, and expense .is saved in the manufacture of neckties..

1. The combination with a base in which is formed a horizontallyarranged aperture,

of a plate, one end of Which is Seated in the In testimony whereof, Ihave signed my aperture, and a prong arranged on the opponame to thisspeccaton, in presence of two 10 site end of sald plate. subscribingwitnesses.

2. A neoktle turner, eolnprlslng an elon- WILLEN, J` DR YDEN gated thinHat plate which tapers from one end to the other, a handle formed on therear Witnesses:

end of the plate, and a prongl formed integral M. P. SMITH, with theforward end of the plate. E. L. WALLACE.

